Hi,

Is there any preparatory courses provided by ALAM before the CoC oral exam? what are the courses and fees?

Are those ppl on cargo ships & those holiday cruse ship called Seafarer? And are their salary also same like mentioned?

Yes there are. It is called Diploma in Nautical Studies (DNS) It costs you roughly 70k++ for the course. 3 years. After you finish your semester 6 final exam, then you are able to take the Certificate of Competency (COC) oral exam conducted by marine department.

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Added on January 24, 2012, 11:14 pmThey were also called seafarers, generally they work onboard any ship. About their salary, on cargo ships should be the same because it is a merchant vessel and also depending on its company. Regarding cruise ships, I'm not sure about that.

This post has been edited by galapago: Jan 24 2012, 11:14 PM

hello, i'm interested to be a seafarer and i'm a spm 2011 leaver . but i got some questions to ask. I heard about Alam, PUO and unikl MIMET. My 1st choice is Alam, 2nd is PUO then unikl MIMET. Does PUO and unikl MIMET marine student can be bound by the contract with shipping companies? as in alam. coz my father afraid that i would be a *penganggur* someday. Is unikl MIMET is a good place to study marine eng.? some people say that unikl MIMET is still new and not well recognize (i dunno). Is really PUO cadets is 100% employed? just want to confirm. coz my father just keep *bebel* at me about the employment of this career. sorry for my bad english.

Any help is greatly appreciated, Thanks

dont worry about the job bro , to be honest , me myself a selfpaid cadet , i was worry about it too , now i m sailing for my practical , once u at sea..u pass by singapore strait , then u can see ur job opportunity , now im walking onboard malaysian flag ship and im the only malaysian onboard ..
the no of shipping company and the number of vessel they have is more than the no of coc holder in malaysia.. lol.. just my 5 cent

the cadet program still open or not..can I still submit my application?
im about 150cm only and im 21 ..am i qualified?

Hi guys. i have decided seafaring as my career pathway about half a year ago.

I want to enroll into ALAM but apparently i dont have physics, so i am having difficulties enrolling. I am currently waiting for a reply from Sarawak Maritime Academy which is in about 2 weeks time.

Anyhow I am actually here to inquiry all of you respective users: what channels or how can i secure a sponsorship before i enroll into any of these institutions?


I am really having problems looking for a sponsorship as i know the Diploma in Nautical Studies course can only be completed if the sea training is completed which requires me to secure a sponsorship form a shipping company.

Anyhow any channels to secure a sponsorship with a Singapore based maritime company would also be GREAT as studying Diploma in Nautical Studies in Singapore at Singapore Polytechnic is actually my first choice, though the application's closing soon.



GREATLY APPRECIATE THE HELP AND ADVICE GUYS =)

They will reopen the application after the SPM result is released. Minimum height is 158 cm(ALAM). Try Sarawak Maritime Academy.

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Added on February 1, 2012, 10:44 pmAs for Sarawak Maritime Academy, you need to finish your 1st semester then only can apply for sponsorship (using your 1st sem result) <- That's what the SMA staff told me.

This post has been edited by xcoselete: Feb 1 2012, 10:44 PM

The sponsorship given is offered by Shin Yang Group of Companies (which is the mother company of SMA) if im not mistaken. I would love to have other alternatives other than Shin Yang, not to say they are bad =)


Thank btw xcoselete.

Yeah SMA is a part of Shin Yang company. If you look into Bumi Armada website, they also sponsor SMA students.

This post has been edited by xcoselete: Feb 2 2012, 11:19 AM

hallo seafarers... nice one TS.

info:
Diploma in Nautical Studies (+ WKO) and Diploma in Maritime Technology Engineering (+ WKE) also offered at RANACO EDUCATION & TRAINING INSTITUTE (RETI), Kemaman, Terengganu.
their website: http://reti.edu.my/

i have one question.
after the interview at alam,they gave me a conditional letter.
so when they are giving me the cadet letter and also the sponsor?
hope destroyer could help..

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Added on February 7, 2012, 5:49 amor anyone else?

This post has been edited by JT1160: Feb 7 2012, 05:49 AM

i'm not sure about that. for better clarification, you can make a phone call to ALAM directly. their contacts can be found on ALAM website. coz i'm not sure whether i receive any conditional letter oz during my time, i only receive 2 letter. one is for the call for attending interview while the other one is the letter stating which sponsorship i've received.

They will give you the offer letter after the spm result is released.

so mybe in jun or july?
but i'm now 21 years old and using my spm 2008.
did i must wait also?

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Added on February 7, 2012, 7:36 pmso when did they gave u the letter?
i already checked their website and found that they only have one intake per year that is 6 of august. is true?

This post has been edited by JT1160: Feb 7 2012, 07:36 PM

Aik why they gave you the conditional offer letter since youre using actual result? Like destroyer said, better you call ALAM for explanation. Btw, when did you sit for the written test?

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Added on February 7, 2012, 7:44 pm

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Added on February 7, 2012, 7:36 pm
so when did they gave u the letter?
i already checked their website and found that they only have one intake per year that is 6 of august. is true?

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They only open one intake per year. You're taking DME/DNS eh?

This post has been edited by xcoselete: Feb 7 2012, 07:44 PM

i dun know, i already tell them that i have the spm.
but in the last page there something to be fax.
anyway i have the written test at 17 of jan.

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Added on February 7, 2012, 7:47 pmdns.
why?

This post has been edited by JT1160: Feb 7 2012, 07:47 PM

I see. Did mine on 20th jan. But I failed the written test Going to sit for the 2nd round of written test somewhere in April.

Last time i want to become Seafarer.. but cannot make it.. cannot stay far away from my gf..

still take a course that related to Seafarer.. working with ex-Seaferer.. design accommodation for seafarer.. most of ex captain here earn more than USD 15k permonth.. they just seat, advise and brief on real vessel operation..

ooo..after the spm result released right..
so u failed the written test.
how many got succeed? what do you take? dns or dme.